SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         Date of Report: August 5, 2003

                              Synergy Brands, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                            0-19409                   22-2993066
(State of incorporation)     (Commission File No.)           (IRS Employer
                                                            Identification No.)

                1175 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 424-5500

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 5. Other Events

Synergy  Brands  Inc.  on August 5, 2003 added an eighth  member to its Board of
Directors, Mr. Frank A. Bellis Jr.

Mr.  Frank A.  Bellis Jr. was the former  President  of  Claridge  Casino  Hotel
(currently  owned by Park Place  Entertainment  NYSE:  PPS) until December 2002.
Previously,  Mr. Bellis was chief legal officer,  CEO and a director of Claridge
from 1991 to 2002. Mr. Bellis is currently  president of Proviceline  Associates
LLC,  a company  dedicated  to  providing  a broad  range of advice to  emerging
organizations in financial transition.

Mr. Bellis' other present Directorships include:

- Advisor to the Board of the Atlantis Internet Group, February 2003-Present

- Caring, Inc., February 2003-Present

Mr. Bellis has obtained a degree,  AB with honors,  from Brown University (1975)
and a JD from  Seton  Hall  University  School of Law  (1982)  and is  presently
admitted to  practice  law with the Bar of New  Jersey,  US  District  Court for
District  of New Jersey,  US Court of Appeals  for the Third  Circuit and the US
Supreme Court.

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                              Synergy Brands, Inc.

                              By: /s/ Mair Faibish
                                  ----------------
                                      Mair Faibish
                             Chairman of the Board

                            By: /s/ Mitchell Gerstein
                                ---------------------
                                    Mitchell Gerstein
                              Chief Financial Officer

Dated: August 5, 2003